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dayand his fieldlng-in the last few
games has been hjgh class. He hag
battedr well, too, a department in
which Schulte showed unexpected
weakness. Leach starred with three
safeties in the second tilt with .Bos
ton. Clymer will- have a hard time
wresting the middle garden position
from the former Pirate.- Mitchell
seems secure in right field, his nat
ural position, because of his hitting.
The Phillies got 12 hits for 20 bases
off Johnson, Harter and Smith of the
Reds, giving Tinker's men their worst
beating of the year. Cravath cleaned
up with a triple and four singles ahd
Luderus staked himself to a homer,
double and single. Seaton, besides
holding the Reds to three hits, pound
ed out a homer and single
Tesreau held the Cards to four
hits but passed six, while Sailed was
tight in the pinches, scattering the
nine Giant blows'. Konetchy won the
game for St Louis with a single that
counted two runs. Murray and Mer
kle of the Giants each prodded a
double and single.
Pittsburgh scored three runs in one
inning on bunting, standing the
Brooklyn infielders on their heads.
Ragan and Babe Adams each allow
ed seven hits. Kirkpatrick got a
homer and Moran a triple and single.
Miller and Daubert of Brooklyn were
canned by Umpire Klem for disputing
a decision.
An infield scratch by Cree of the
Yanks prevented Southpaw Hamilton
of the St. Louis Browns breaking into
the no-hit pitching class. St. Louis
got to Ford heavily. Williams rung
up one of his celebrated triples and
Derrill Pratt manufactured a single
and double.
With Washington two behind
Cleveland in the ninth Williams bat
ted for Henry with one man on. He
soaked a homer, tieing the score.
Washington won in the tenth on two
hits and Gregg's error. Graney of
Cleveland and Gandil of Washington
each nailed three hits, two of
Graney's-being' doubles. Gregg and I
Johnson pitched the tenth inning, Fe-.
Jieving Kahler and Groom. It was
the seventieth Inning Johnson has
pitched this year, during which he
has allowed 3 runs and 41 hits. He
has fanned 48.
Ty Cobb is playing the greatest
game of his career. Since April 29,
when he joined the Tigers, he has
been at bat 57 times and has register
ed 29 hits, for an average of .508. Ty
has swiped 11 bases, three of them
being steals of home.
Eddie McGoorty will arrive in
Pittsburgh tonight, where he will
continue training for his bout with
Prank Klaus Saturday night. Mc
Goorty was two pounds under weight
when he left Chicago.
Matty McCue, fearing he would go
stale, knocked, off training today for
his match Monday night in Racine
with Patsy Brannigan, A Teal test is
being prepared for the Racine whirl
wind by Kenosha fight promoters.
They are trying to arrange a fight be
tween McCue and Abe Atteil, former
feather champ. It would be a great
trial for McCue and show whether he
is ready to go after the top-notchers
in his class. Every one who has seen
him fight believes he will ultimately
win the championship.
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AN HONEST POLICEMAN
Editor Day Book: I am a cripple
and had lost all my money that I had
saved while I was peddling. The
amount was $38.10, and I want to say
there is one honest policeman in the
43d and Lake street station by the
name of Jeremiah Ryan, who found
it for me. Can't you put a little piece
in our Day Booy in praise of his
honesty, and . oblige one who haa
taken The Day Book ever since It
started?
W. J. Rogers, 248 til Ashland Av.
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Griggs I'm sorry about Brown's
fu neb a Drick, if ever there
was one! Briggs Then perhaps it's
not unnatural that he should go to
the wall.
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